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0 pointssonofhans1mo ago0 comments

I totally agree. I wouldn’t recommend Asimov to anyone much over 12. After that point I’d hope kids to have outgrown him, like the Hardy Boys.

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srean1mo ago

His non-fiction though ... among the best.

He was a fucking genius, and seemed never to stop writing books. Good qualities all told.

My "fairly poor writer of fiction" looks that way for a reason.

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0 pointssonofhans1mo ago0 comments

I totally agree. I wouldn’t recommend Asimov to anyone much over 12. After that point I’d hope kids to have outgrown him, like the Hardy Boys.

srean1mo ago

His non-fiction though ... among the best.

He was a fucking genius, and seemed never to stop writing books. Good qualities all told.

My "fairly poor writer of fiction" looks that way for a reason.

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